Michael Smith, Graeme Steinbeck
1998
With the war moving closer to Japan, the Amphibious Training C e n t r e w a s c l o s e d o n O c t o b e r 1 2 t h 1943, after only a year of operation. From then until the end of hostili- ties on the 15th of August 1945, the military facilities around Port Stephens played only a minor role in supply and training. Gan Gan Army Camp, 4km from Nelson Bay was a troop staging and training area. The buildings there consisted of kitchens, mess, toilets and ablution blocks. The troops lived in tents. The guns of Tomaree have gone. What remains are gun emplacements, observation and command posts, and the foundations of many of the struc- t u r e s . Some of the buildings were taken over by Tomaree Lodge and still stand today. Tomaree Lodge is owned by the State Government. The eastern three quarters of Tomaree Headland is part of Tomaree National Park. What follows are excerpts from the official records which have been edited slightly to correct spelling mistakes and to convert imperial measurements to metric.
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